Morris Minor Owners Club

I have recently acquired a 1969 Morris Minor 1000. It is in good shape, mechanically sound, fully roadworthy. I believe it is possible to fit front disc brakes - would appreciate any advice on sourcing these and possible problems/ tips for fitting. I was advised also that it is possible to replace the original generator with an alternator, is there any significant advantage to doing this?

Regards and thanks in anticipation
Don

Plenty of info about both subjects on here,just use the search facility.

69 Minor has the larger 8" drums - they are more than enough for any sane Minor motoring! Budget ~ £1000 for discs with servo and remote reservoir , brake pipe re-routing and a new master cylinder suitably modified for use with discs... Alternator only necessary if going rallying with extra lights! Or perhaps - if you intend to use the car in stop/go town traffic during winter with lights and heater on all the time. I think kits are about £70 or so - certainly more affordable then the discs.....

As Roy says a 8" braking system in good order is good enough for the minor but it's your money, out of the two upgrades the alternator will be the most beneficial upgrade. http://morrisminorspares.co.uk/shop/pro ... d63004adbb

Just grab a Mini alternator from a scrappy!

But an alternator just looks so wrong.....

svenedin wrote:But an alternator just looks so wrong.....

Only if you have a see through bonnet

Thanks, guys, didn't realise expense of fitting discs. Useful info all. Many thanks.

You may be able to pick up some secondhand discs, although they may come with problems of their own - but it's really not necessary for a standard car. Just make sure what you have is working as intended!

kennatt wrote:

svenedin wrote:But an alternator just looks so wrong.....

Only if you have a see through bonnet

Depends how much time you spend under the bonnet....

If you go the route of using Escort donor parts then you can get disks+pads for £30 (why bother with second hand at that price) and new calipers can be bought for £50 each. I'd imagine JLH would sell you the remaining hardware - hubs, brackets, modified master cylinder etc... If its an everyday car then its not an extortionate expense.

When I posted 'second hand discs' I meant of course - complete kit second hand - 'ready to fit' - not just the discs.....which are of course the very least of the worries when converting a Minor to disc braking!

There's no 'worries' fitting disk brakes, it's all 'nuts and bolts'. Given the costs involved I would never fit second hand brake parts.

I agree! Hence my original suggestion to budget £1000 for the job...

I'm sure it would help Don make his mind up if he could see a breakdown of the £1000

It's been listed many times before....I'll let him do the research...if he is still interested. there is however the very much more affordable option of a nice set of 9" Wolseley front drum brakes on ebay right now ! Again - budget for cylinder overhaul kits and new linings (say £100) - and these brakes fit right on (1 hour per side max ) and need no servo or remote reservoir or modified master cylinder...... fantastic brakes - I have NEVER been able to fade them...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolseley-1500 ... 3ce8909c48

Must agree about the effectiveness of the Wolseley conversion.Well worth doing.Ask the seller to send them using Hermes if you're not able to collect,will cost under a tenner.

And if the swivel pins are any good -a Wolseley or Riley owner will buy them from you.

LOL I'm tempted to buy them myself for my next project!

i can collect them